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@settitle GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Internals

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* gccint: (gccint).            Internals of the GNU Compiler Collection.
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This file documents the internals of the GNU compilers.
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Published by the Free Software Foundation@*
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@center @titlefont{GNU Compiler Collection Internals}
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@center Richard M. Stallman
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@center Last updated 10 January 2002
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@center for GCC @value{version-GCC}
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For GCC Version @value{version-GCC}@*
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Published by the Free Software Foundation @*
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Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA@*
Last printed April, 1998.@*
Printed copies are available for $50 each.@*
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the
Invariant Sections being ``GNU General Public License'', the Front-Cover
texts being (a) (see below), and with the Back-Cover Texts being (b)
(see below).  A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
``GNU Free Documentation License''.

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     A GNU Manual

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     You have freedom to copy and modify this GNU Manual, like GNU
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@contents
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@node Top, Contributing,, (DIR)
@top Introduction
@cindex introduction

This manual documents the internals of the GNU compilers, including
how to port them to new targets and some information about how to
write front ends for new languages.  It corresponds to GCC version
@value{version-GCC}.  The use of the GNU compilers is documented in a
separate manual.  @xref{Top,, Introduction, gcc, Using the GNU
Compiler Collection (GCC)}.

This manual is mainly a reference manual rather than a tutorial.  It
discusses how to contribute to GCC (@pxref{Contributing}), the
characteristics of the machines supported by GCC as hosts and targets
(@pxref{Portability}), how GCC relates to the ABIs on such systems
(@pxref{Interface}), and the characteristics of the languages for
which GCC front ends are written (@pxref{Languages}).  It then
describes the GCC source tree structure and build system, some of the
interfaces to GCC front ends, and how support for a target system is
implemented in GCC@.

Additional tutorial information is linked to from
@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/readings.html}.

@menu
* Contributing::    How to contribute to testing and developing GCC.
* Portability::     Goals of GCC's portability features.
* Interface::       Function-call interface of GCC output.
* Languages::       Languages for which GCC front ends are written.
* Source Tree::     GCC source tree structure and build system.
* Passes::          Order of passes, what they do, and what each file is for.
* Trees::           The source representation used by the C and C++ front ends.
* RTL::             The intermediate representation that most passes work on.
* Machine Desc::    How to write machine description instruction patterns.
* Target Macros::   How to write the machine description C macros and functions.
* Host Config::     Writing the @file{xm-@var{machine}.h} file.
* Fragments::       Writing the @file{t-@var{target}} and @file{x-@var{host}} files.
* Collect2::        How @code{collect2} works; how it finds @code{ld}.
* Header Dirs::     Understanding the standard header file directories.

* Funding::         How to help assure funding for free software.
* GNU Project::     The GNU Project and GNU/Linux.

* Copying::         GNU General Public License says
                     how you can copy and share GCC.
* GNU Free Documentation License:: How you can copy and share this manual.
* Contributors::    People who have contributed to GCC.

* Option Index::    Index to command line options.
* Index::	    Index of concepts and symbol names.
@end menu

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@c Indexes
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@node Option Index
@unnumbered Option Index

GCC's command line options are indexed here without any initial @samp{-}
or @samp{--}.  Where an option has both positive and negative forms
(such as @option{-f@var{option}} and @option{-fno-@var{option}}),
relevant entries in the manual are indexed under the most appropriate
form; it may sometimes be useful to look up both forms.

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@node Index
@unnumbered Index

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@c Epilogue
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